Deputy Speaker, Goa Legislative Assembly and BJP Member of Legislative Assembly or MLA Michael Lobo on Thursday said if he is given the opportunity to become the chief minister, he would take all stakeholders into confidence before taking decisions which impact state economy, unlike incumbent Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar. Mr Parrikar has been MLA of Panaji since 1994.

There will soon be direct flight connectivity between Israel's Tel Aviv and India's tourist hub Goa as a step to forge stronger ties between both nations, which completed 25-years of diplomatic relations in 2017. Mr Ya'akov Finkelstein, Israel's Consul General in Mumbai, made the announcement at the opening ceremony of the 49th International Film Festival of India, where Israel is the country of focus.

In a bid to popularize feni, the "heritage spirit" of Goa, its promoters are planning to train youths to make them experts in all aspects of this alcoholic beverage. To be called 'feniliers' (feni experts), they would be on the lines of 'sommeliers' (wine experts). Feni is a distilled liquor derived from cashew fruit - the outer fruit surrounding the cashew nut.